Lesson Plan

Fitness Foodie Lesson Plan

Students will match meals to specific workout types and design balanced pre- and post-exercise fueling plans, reinforcing the link between nutrition and physical activity.

Connecting healthy eating with exercise empowers students to optimize performance, recovery, and overall wellness habits.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction

3 minutes

Step 2

Meal & Workout Matchup

10 minutes

Step 3

Fueling Strategy Planning

8 minutes

Step 4

Review & Share

4 minutes

Worksheet

Answer Key

Slide Deck

Fitness Foodie

Welcome students and introduce the lesson topic. Emphasize the link between food and exercise performance. Use an engaging tone.

Learning Objectives

Read the objectives aloud, pausing to confirm understanding. Clarify any terms if needed.

Key Nutrients for Exercise

Explain key macronutrients and their roles in workouts. Ask students for examples of carbs, proteins, and fats.

Example Meal–Workout Pairs

Show these examples on the projector. Invite students to guess which meal fits each workout before revealing answers.

Activity Part 1: Meal & Workout Matchup

Distribute the Fitness Foodie Worksheet. Remind students to write annotations and justifications in Part 1.

Activity Part 2: Fueling Strategy Planning

Circulate as students plan. Prompt them with questions: “Why this meal?” “When should you eat it?”

Reflection & Sharing

Invite volunteers to share reflections. Record key ideas on chart paper. Highlight best practices.

Key Takeaways

Reinforce the main takeaways. Encourage students to apply these strategies in real life.

Next Steps & Resources

Close with encouragement and next steps. Suggest students track their meals and workouts this week.

Lesson Plan

Fitness Foodie Lesson Plan

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

Step 1

Introduction

Step 2

Meal & Workout Matchup

Step 3

Fueling Strategy Planning

Step 4

Review & Share

Worksheet

Answer Key

Slide Deck

Fitness Foodie

Learning Objectives

Key Nutrients for Exercise

Example Meal–Workout Pairs

Activity Part 1: Meal & Workout Matchup

Activity Part 2: Fueling Strategy Planning

Reflection & Sharing

Key Takeaways

Next Steps & Resources

Fitness Foodie

Lori Danko